Descending serotonergic controls regulate inflammation-induced mechanical sensitivity and methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 phosphorylation in the rat superficial dorsal horn

• Main Authors: Géranton Sandrine M (Author), Fratto Vincenza (Author), Tochiki Keri K (Author), Hunt Stephen P (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2008-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Regulation of pain states is, in part, dependent upon plastic changes in neurones within the superficial dorsal horn. There is also compelling evidence that pain states are under the control of descending projections from the brainst...